[Wsssc] Riddle me this...

[Joe Holliday]

Maybe touch base with your AAG (you probably already have) about your exposure to an OCR complaint. Best to avoid those!

Joe Holliday
SBCTC

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On Jun 2, 2017, at 8:09 AM, Dave Paul <Dave.Paul at skagit.edu<mailto:Dave.Paul at skagit.edu>> wrote:

Hi Glen,
We have not had this issue, but it seems that this is beyond the protection of academic freedom.

What does your HR office say about it?

Dave

David M. Paul, Ph.D.
Vice President for Student Services
Skagit Valley College
2405 East College Way   Mount Vernon WA, 98273
(360) 416-7738

From: wsssc [mailto:wsssc-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Cosby, Glen
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2017 3:38 PM
To: 'wsssc at lists.ctc.edu<mailto:wsssc at lists.ctc.edu>' <wsssc at lists.ctc.edu<mailto:wsssc at lists.ctc.edu>>
Subject: [Wsssc] Riddle me this...

Esteemed and learned colleagues, how do you deal with faculty who dig in their heels and refuse to accept an approved accommodation for a disabled student?  Let us take as a for instance recording of lecture material.  The law (specifically Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973) is pretty clear that if a student is entitled to this accommodation there is no legitimate grounds on which a faculty member can refuse to provide it, yet we have faculty members who do and who receive backing from their faculty union who wish to push the problem back onto DSS to find an alternative accommodation that is acceptable to faculty.  Just curious if any of you have encountered a similar situation and how you cut that Gordian knot.

Glen A Cosby, Ph.D.
Vice President of Student Services
Spokane Community College
Spokane, Washington
(509) 533-7015
Fax: (509) 533-7321

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